Two Roman cavalry swords have been discovered by passionate local metal detectorist Glenn Manning in the Cotswolds, England. They are almost 2,000 years old and were found alongside the remnants of ...

We are used, thanks to literature and cinema, to the image of medieval horsemen engaged in chivalry tournaments. Although this type of competition and its rules are exclusively of medieval invention, ...

Historians have pieced together a 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet 10 years after its discovery in an Iron Age shrine and say it sheds new light on the conquering of Britain. The helmet and its ...

FORT BENNING, Ga., (Aug. 3, 2016) -- Recently celebrating the 241st Anniversary of the founding of the Chaplain Corps on 29 July, the life and work of a Roman soldier who could be considered a ...

Archaeologists have unearthed what could be a significant Iron Age Roman settlement, potentially including a Roman villa, following the discovery of rare cavalry swords in the Cotswolds. The ...

Two rare Roman swords dating back to 160AD have been unearthed north of the Cotswolds by a metal detectorist. Glenn Manning found the cavalry swords and remnants of their wooden scabbards, along with ...

Historic soldiers will be horsing about at a South Tyneside Roman fort. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium ...

He claimed the gods told him to build it. “Divine instruction” is what Roman Emperor Hadrian cited as the reason he commanded a wall to be built across 73 miles of Northern England which he came to ...

Could there be any more stirring mental image than that of Roman cavalrymen patrolling along Hadrian’s Wall? How many people, in fact, actually knew Roman cavalrymen were ever anywhere near Hadrian’s ...

00:36, Fri, Jul 4, 2025 Updated: 01:10, Fri, Jul 4, 2025 Archaeologists have unearthed an Iron Age Roman settlement after a remarkable discovery of rare swords, sparking excitement among historians.

A 2,000-year-old Roman cavalry helmet has shed new light on the conquest of Britain after experts pieced it back together 10 years since its discovery in an Iron Age shrine. 10 January 2012 • 12:59am ...